Jennifer walked a few blocks away, into the convenience store that was between her home and school. The clerk behind the counter was familiar with her morning ritual, and didn't say much as she approached the CoinStar machine. The bucket felt hefty, but Jennifer still couldn't tell for sure how much she'd been holding in her bladder. She poured it into the machine, and began spreading the sticky coins across the tray. She began sliding it into the machine, and watched the total go up. Not as much as if she'd taken a dump, but $110 was nothing to sneeze at, especially when she didn't have to work for it.
She grabbed the receipt, and handed it to the clerk. The clerk cashed it out and handed her the balance, minus the tax. She was in a hurry, so she thanked him, folded the change into the cash, and shoved it into her wallet with another few plinks of pennies hitting the ground. Morning errand taken care of, she made her way to school.
Jennifer noticed that she felt a little warmer with all the money in her wallet. Every step, a few more pennies would drip to the ground. But she barely paid the worthless currency any notice, as it wasn't even worth the value that it represented.
After losing about $.50 in pennies, Jennifer arrived at school. She remembered that she hadn't eaten breakfast, so she headed for the cafeteria. Even if it was a little overpriced, she wanted one of the sticky-buns to start her day. As she approached the front of the line, the cafeteria worker quoted her "$2.50." So she reached into her wallet, and dug around for a few moments, pennies raining on the floor beneath her. After a moment, she pulled out two crisp $1 bills, then she tweaked her clitoris a little bit and two quarters dripped out. Handing the money to the cafeteria worker, she began to make her way towards class as she finished her breakfast.